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Characterisation of foot and mouth disease isolates from the Somali Eco-system in Kenya
(2014)
Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious viral disease of cloven-hoofed animals characterised by fever and vesicular eruptions in the mouth, nares, muzzle, and feet and on the mammary glands. Although well ...
Assessment of Technical Efficiency and its Determinants in Beef Cattle Production in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
The stochastic metafrontier method is applied to estimate technical efficiency levels in beef cattle production in Kenya. Subsequently, a Tobit model is used to assess factors that might influence efficiency. Results show ...
Relationship between the prevalence of ectoparasites and associated risk factors in free-range pigs in Kenya
(2012)
A cross-sectional study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of ectoparasites and possible risk factors in free range pigs from 135 farms of Busia District, Kenya. 306 pigs were examined for presence of external ...
Development of and Policy on the Range and Pastoral Industry with Special Reference to Kenya
(2003)
“Rangeland” or simply “range” is, by
definition, “inferior” land by reason of physical
and socio-economic limitations such as low
rainfall, high temperatures, poor soils, and long
distances from market outlets and ...
Finger millet production and utilization in Kenya
(Mohan Primlani for Oxford & IBH Publishing Co., 1993)
Finger millet (Eleusine coracana) is an important subsistence cereal grown
mainly in the relatively dry areas of Western and Lake Basin regions of
Kenya. The cereal is traditionally used for making foods like thin ...
Inter-lake movements of the Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor and their conservation in the saline lakes of Kenya
(2000)
The Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor is the only algivore in the saline lakes of Kenya occurring in spectacular assemblages that form the tourism base. The flamingos show unpredictable, spontaneous, “nomadic” movements ...
Soil fertility management handbook for extension staff and farmers in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2000)
This manual was developed by the Legume Research Network Project of the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute to provide basic, simple information about soils and their management in order to maintain or improve their ...
Seroprevalence of Foot and Mouth Disease in the Somali Eco-System in Kenya
(2012-06)
The aim of this study was to document the prevalence of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the arid
and semi-arid areas where the pastoral mode of livestock rearing is pre-dominant in Kenya especially in the
Somali Eco-system. ...
Drivers of Use of Information and Communication Technologies by Farm Households: The Case of Smallholder Farmers in Kenya
(2012)
Smallholder farmers’ access to markets has traditionally been constrained by lack of market information. The
desire to strengthen farmer access to market has seen the emergence of a number of projects that employ ICT
tools ...
Efficacy of morantel sustained release trilaminate bolus against gastrointestinal nematodes in grazing dairy calves in Kenya
(1997)
The efficacy of morantel sustained release trilaminate (MSRT) bolus against gastrointestinal nematodes was evaluated under field conditions over a 10-month period. Twenty weaner calves were randomly divided into 2 groups ...